Mucus-secreting cells in glandular epithelium of the alimentary canal are called

goblet cells

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neuroglia

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Schwann cells

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alveolar cells

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The correct option is A goblet cells
Goblet cells are isolated glandular epithelium cells that secrete mucus. They are present in the stomach and intestine.

Neuroglia are non-neuronal cells that protect and support the neurons.

Schwann cells are specialised cells present in some neurons that produce myelin sheath that functions as an insulator.

Alveolar cells are squamous epithelial cells present in the lungs that are involved in gaseous exchange.

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Q. Assertion :Mucosal epithelium of gut has goblet cells, which secrete mucus. Reason: The mucus in the gastric and pancreatic juice protects the mucosa from excoriation by acidic secretion.

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